Your Guide to the 21 Elections to Watch on May 16

Voters across Pennsylvania and Kentucky, and in some areas of Colorado and Florida, will resolve major questions on Tuesday, May 16. Who will control the Pennsylvania state House? Who will be the next mayor of Philadelphia, Colorado Springs, and Jacksonville? Can a state judge who gave Donald Trump's "Stop the Steal" efforts one of its brightest legal victories in 2020 score a promotion?

Voters will also decide who wields power over Pennsylvania's criminal legal system, whether conservatives take over more local school boards, whether the Pittsburgh left continues its gains, and whether an election denier topples a secretary of state.

Here is our guide to the 22 elections that Bolts is watching in one of the busiest election days of 2023.

The page is prepared by Daniel Nichanian. More may be added to our cheat sheet through Election Night. Check back on Election Night as we fill in each result in the second column.

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